Londoner Del Boy - banned by the British Boxing Board in 2012 following his infamous brawl with David Haye - stopped Czech Republic's Ondrej Pala in three rounds on Saturday night to make it four stoppage wins from four fights this year.

The clash finished controversially when Chisora caught Pala in the back of the head.

But Del Boy said: "You should defend yourself at all times."

“I'm going to get myself to the mandatory and push for it”

Dereck Chisora

Now the European heavyweight champion, 29, is chasing a return with WBC world champion Vitali Klitschko, who outpointed him in 2012, or brother Wladimir - the current WBA, IBF and WBO holder.

"I'll move on to bigger things. I'm going to get myself to the mandatory and push for it," promised Chisora, who has shed a stone this year.

And with David Haye sidelined after shoulder surgery, Tyson Fury in no-man's land after his clash against Haye fell through and British champion David Price being stopped twice by American veteran Tony Thompson, he is now in pole position.